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Polyimide Waveguide WDM Devices and Its Packaging with Multi- Applications

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 28415
Amount: $54,409.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1995
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2545 W. 237th St, Suite B
Torrance, CA 90505
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Michael Wang, Ph.d.
 (310) 530-1416
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

Long haul fiber communications require optical amplifiers to reduce the number of optical repeaters. Dispersion at erbium-doped fiber amplifier wavelengths, however, limits the aggregate data rate for long haul communications. Physical Optics Corporation proposes a low insertion loss and low cost approach for waveguide WDMs. It uses polyimide as a waveguide medium, and a new photonic bandgap grating structure to enhance waveguide grating reflectivity. The many advantages of the proposed concept include: a new WDM component, based on a mature waveguide WDM geometry; low material and fabrication costs; low insertion losses; small wavelength channel separation (- 1 nm, satisfying network demands); more than 20 channels (potential for more than 78 channels); compact device structure, and; ease of packaging with laser and detector arrays. The goal of Phase I is to demonstrate the feasibility of a low cost polyimide waveguide WDM. Phase II will produce an optimized device along with the development of multi-wavelength transmitters and receivers for network applications. Hybrid packaging with developed multi-wavelength laser arrays and photodector arrays will lead to multi-wavelength transmitters and receivers. Commercial applications include fiber optic WDM devices, multi-wavelength communication, computing and signal processing, spectral identification for fiber chemical sensors, optical power combiners, and integrated spectrometers.

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